| Cherry | |
| Sweet Cherry |
| Plant Habit: | Grass/Grass-like |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Wet Mesic |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Strongly acid (5.1 – 5.5) Moderately alkaline (7.9 – 8.4) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 10b |
| Leaves: | Unusual foliage color |
| Fruit: | Pops open explosively when ripe |
| Fruiting Time: | Late winter and early spring Late summer or early fall |
| Flowers: | Malodorous |
| Flower Color: | Other |
| Flower Size: | 3"-4" |
| Flower Time: | Summer |
| Inflorescence Type: | Panicle |
| Suitable Locations: | Xeriscapic |
| Uses: | Guardian plant Cooked greens Will Naturalize |
| Edible Parts: | Flowers |
| Eating Methods: | Culinary Herb/Spice Raw Cooked |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Birds Butterflies Other Beneficial Insects |
| Toxicity: | Leaves are poisonous Other: sdsee |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Scarify seeds |
| Pollinators: | Flies |
| Conservation status: | Extinct (EX) |
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